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Envision Festival – Costa Rica, the transformative festival dedicated to awakening human potential and our fundamental connection with nature, is excited to announce the yoga lineup for its seventh annual gathering. Veteran yogis and newcomers will be surrounded by the lush, mountainous rainforests and sparkling sandy Pacific beaches of Uvita, Costa Rica for the festival, which runs from February 23rd to 26th, 2017. After Envision your soul is inspired to be the change you wish to see in the world and to transform those around you with your newfound positive and enlightened energy.

With the goal of creating a festival that represents a harmonious blend of many different cultures, the festival brings together talented yoga and movement instructors, musical acts and inspiring speakers from countries spanning four continents. Since its inception as a backyard event in 2011, Envision Festival has now blossomed into an internationally-acclaimed gathering centered on participants immersing themselves in the Festival’s take on a utopian tropical village of likeminded community. One of the main goals of the event is for participants to walk way inspired to make positive change in their life that will impact the entire world. Collaborative art projects, musical performances, yoga and educational workshops happen daily, along with sunset celebrations at the close of each day.

Envision’s emphasis on creating a platform for health & wellness resonates throughout the entire event and is especially evident in the yoga and movement village. This area features an inspiring lineup of world-class yoga instructors, speakers, and educators including the internationally recognized founder of the Goddess Yoga Project, renowned instructor Sianna Sherman. The yoga and movement village also includes 5Rhythms facilitator Amber Ryan, the founder of Kids in Motion, Nosara and The Sacred Arts Space. The Bridge Practice founder, Kevin Courtney.

Attendees can explore the roots of yoga with Envision Yoga Program Director, former adidas Global Yoga Trainer and co-founder of The Avahana School of Yoga, Ashleigh Sergeant, and Christopher “Hareesh” Wallis, tantric and yogic studies scholar from Berkeley and co-founder of the Mattamayura Institute. This year, Envision will also have the renowned Anah Reichenbach aka Hoopalicious hosting a Hoop Dance workshop designed specifically to bring fun back to core exercise. Reichenbach has worked with many incredibly talented individuals and her curriculum is the base for many other Hoop Dance curriculums. In addition, Benita Wolfe Galvan will also be instructing Anusara yoga practice and will share her heart filled, therapeutically aligned dynamic flow classes with all.

Diverse blend of musical genres
With the goal of creating a festival that represents a harmonious blend of many different cultures, the musical acts at Envision hail from around the world, representing a diverse assortment of musical genres. From ethereal house beats to deep, sultry grooves, to global bass, reggae, glitch hop and live performances, Envision unites musicians from across the world to join together under the majestic Costa Rica skies for an unforgettable experience. Acts for 2017 include the legendary Opiuo, Chicago live dance music trio Autograf, the soulful sisters of Rising Appalachia, Canadian DJ duo Blond:ish, Berlin underground hero Acid Pauli, and Colombia’sSystema Solar.

If you haven’t already observed the beautiful environment and enchanting wonderment from the 2016 gathering, we welcome you to watch the official recap HERE. The unique Costa Rican backdrop of Envision provides a plethora of assorted opportunities for the adventurous traveller. Enjoy surfing at sunset, trek to magnificent waterfalls, and camp in the lush jungles of the tropical landscape. Envision is the ultimate adventure for living life differently in community.

Performance, art and installation lineups are on the way. Click here to get your 4-day Envision Festival pass!

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